Mainstream Education Is Broken — How Do We Fix It?
Thoughts on improving education —so we end our children can have better lives.
Culture
Bad School Management/Administration: An Example
As this post on Quora illustrates, sometimes good teachers are eliminated by bad managers/administrators. Such managers/administrators should be rooted out, disciplined, and, if necessary, fired …
How To Explain
We go to a training session or meet with a boss, but no one comes out understanding what they were attempting to explain. Why is …
A Critical Thinking Skill: Thinking in Principles
To think better, in life and at work, we should practice identifying basic ideas in things we read or hear. We often read something, but …
A Tool To Control Bad Management and Encourage Good
We’ve all had a bad manager(s), or know someone who has. It’s an unfortunate ancient human tradition, one most of us wish was gone or …
A Response to Criticism: How to Respond So as to Encourage Better Thought in a Better World, Rather Than to Add to the Prejudice and Poor Thinking
While we might have to be harsh to some people some times, we should more often strive to forge a more rational, ethical world. So, …
Word vs. Meaning 2Jun2023
Words are a tool of thought, but not thought itself. And communication comes from learning the speaker’s mental content.
An Origin of the Concept ‘Freedom’
In the entry “Ama-gi” on Wikipedia, they write: “Ama-gi is a Sumerian word written 𒂼𒄄 ama-gi or 𒂼𒅈𒄄 ama-ar-gi. It has been translated as ‘freedom’, …
ReasonRx Podcast Episode 60 Dr. Jon Morey Talks the Pros and Cons of Modern Physical Education
Episode also available on many, many podcast apps, as well as free on Amazon and Audible. Dr. Jon Morey is back to talk about modern …
Nihilism
An unfortunate suffering on the part of some moderns and an unfortunate influence on our world. “Nihilism is the belief that all values are baseless …